One of the points highlighted in the letter related to the company's argument that waste from the farm will pass directly "out into the Atlantic Ocean". "It has not been proven the currents and water movements in the bay will ensure waste from the salmon farm will pass directly from the salmon farms 'out into the Atlantic Ocean'. Previous studies have in fact shown that water exchange in Bantry Bay is low, and sediments and waste material will move east into the head of Bantry Bay," Read more ...